Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Solve Calculations Online

Wolframalpha
You enter your question or calculation, and Wolfram|Alpha uses its built-in algorithms and growing collection of data to compute the answer.
MATH and SCIENCE teachers will want to check this site out!

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Write Rhymes

Write Rhymes is a fun little site where you can find a word to rhyme with just about any other word. I tried to use words for which I couldn't think of obvious rhymes, but each time Write Rhymes came up with something. To use Write Rhymes simply type a word in the text box then option-click on it to see a list of rhyming words.
Here's my example (laugh all you want!)
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Call me with any questions
You will be impressed with your students work
They will be so engaged they won't be driving you berserk!

Monday, May 18, 2009

Edit Youtube Videos

Found a youtube video the fits your curriculum needs, but you only need a portion of it, check out Slicd http://splicd.com or Tube Chop http://www.tubechop.com/.

Example of Tube Chop (Cut the last part of the video)

Friday, May 8, 2009

Help Prepare Your Students for Diasters

Ready Classroom Emergency Preparedness for students, teachers and families. This site teaches students the science behind natural disasters that can happen across the country, and to empower them to be safe and prepared in case one happens close to home. Students may or may not get comprehensive information from home about preparedness. Therefore, schools and teachers play a critical role.

VocabGrabber

VocabGrabber analyzes any text you're interested in, generating lists of the most useful vocabulary words and showing you how those words are used in context. Just copy text from a document and paste it into the box, and then click on the "Grab Vocabulary!" button. VocabGrabber will automatically create a list of vocabulary from your text, which you can then sort, filter, and save.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Teach Us History

Teach Us History This website contains historic primary source images and text as well as background information that provides historical, cultural, and literary context to significant events in American history. Additionally the site contains video and audio presentations utilizing professional actors impersonating historical figures and reenacting historical events. The site also contains lesson plans and curriculum units to help educators incorporate these materials in their classroom instruction.